SOC 2 Guidance for Secure Service Organizations.
Practical guidance for SaaS providers, technology companies, and service organizations building security programs aligned with the AICPA Trust Services Criteria and preparing for SOC 2 examinations.
SOC 2 Learning Paths
Begin with the Trust Services Criteria and progress through governance, controls, evidence collection, and audit readiness.
SOC 2 Explained
Understand Type I vs. Type II reports, Trust Services Criteria, and who needs SOC 2.
Coming Soon → Path 02Trust Services Criteria
Learn how the five Trust Services Criteria map to operational security controls.
Coming Soon → Path 03Build a SOC 2 Program
Develop governance, technical controls, evidence, and recurring operational processes.
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This framework page will expand as additional SOC 2 implementation guidance is published.
SOC 2 Fundamentals
Understand examination scope, reporting options, and governance expectations.
Implement Trust Services Criteria
Identity, monitoring, vulnerability management, change control, and security operations.
Operational Maturity
Incident response, logging, monitoring, backups, testing, and continual improvement.
Assessment Readiness
Policies, evidence, auditor coordination, executive reporting, and readiness planning.
Start with a clear view of your risk, readiness, and next steps.
DBT’s Security Readiness Assessment helps identify gaps across cybersecurity operations, identity, compliance, infrastructure, monitoring, and resilience so your team can prioritize practical improvements.